• "A Career In the Automotive Industry." Tips for Choosing a College. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://www.thehighschoolgraduate.com/editorial/HU/career-in-the-automotive-industry.htm>.
    This site provides steps that help people who are searching for a job in the auto industry. The site outlines what has to be done in order to get a job in cars which is very helpful for teenagers that want a job in the auto industry. This outline can be very useful for teenagers who are unsure what to do when it comes to starting the pathway to an auto career.


Facts:

  1. careers as professional automotive, collision repair, and diesel technicians.
  2. A 2006 study by ACT, an independent non-profit organization focused on education research, compared the skills needed for college success with those necessary to enter the workforce or attend technical school.
  3. Today’s auto, collision repair, and diesel technicians work on sophisticated computerized systems
  4. The average automotive, collision repair, and diesel training takes 12 to 18 months to complete
  5. tuition varies by program
  6. programs designed to provide support for education, including federal financial aid, student loans, scholarships, and grants designated for technical education.
  7. many schools have foundations that provide funding through scholarships
  8. for a technical school where you will use specialized diagnostic, repair, and maintenance equipment to learn about fuel and electrical systems, engine troubleshooting, noise diagnosis, and performance.
  9. For collision repair, look for a technical school that provides maximum hands-on experience in welding, plastic repair, and the latest painting techniques.
  10. Also, individuals learn differently
  11. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, technology is rapidly increasing
  12. Employment of automotive service technicians is expected to increase 14 percent through 2016, compared to 10 percent for all other occupations.
  13. Over 110,000 new jobs will be added over the next decade.
  14. By 2016, it is estimated that the number of available positions for diesel technicians will also increase 11 percent
  15. By 2016, it is estimated that the number of available positions for diesel technicians will also increase 12 percent for automotive body technicians.